Falling for an older man

The appeal of the older man is quite enticing, specially when the older man is taking the relationship as a mean to being a great companion and bringing in an emotional balance in the relationship. It is not that younger men are not capable of that, but the lure of the older man has made many good-looking, attractive and intelligent younger women prefer to settle with them because of plenty of other reasons. Dilip Kumar is 20 years older than Saira Banu, Sanjay Dutt is also much older than his wife Manyataa, Pandit Ravishankar and Sukanya, Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor also have a wide age difference and you will find many such examples but the real reason that intrigues all of us is why do women settle get attracted?

Reena Shah, a homemaker married a man much older than him (35 years gap) and has a son from him. She says it was never about attraction, there was the slight worry about old age getting to him faster than her but she feels that she has never been so happy in her life. "He really pampers me, looks after me well and in difficult times he does not get shaky and lose his temper which I faced earlier in my relationship with a younger man."

The fact that age has nothing to do with falling in love is also an important point to consider. Age is a state of mind and the older-younger gap is something that individuals don't look for, when they like being with each other. Mohit Patel, a businessman says, "When I was dating Shilpa, 20 years younger to me, we never thought that we were being with each other because we were attracted to each other. She loved watching movies and going to late night parties, and I hated it but she went that extra mile for me and gave up on it gradually. It was never about sacrificing one's desires, it was more out of love that we did things for each other. And then we realized after many years that we were meant to be together."

More so, intelligent women realize that older men are not threatened by their careers, have less problems with ego and are like solve-it-all men for younger women.

Love and loyalty are two solid reasons why these two individuals with such a wide age gap come to be with each other. So at the end of the day, it is the refreshing change of approach and the calm and chivalrous way of an experienced man that appeals to a younger women who is seeking an intelligent ear and who prefer a man who is not always tall, dark and handsome!

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